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ORNAMENTAL 
NOVALUX 


GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 
SCHENECTADY, N. Y. 











Introduction 
RNAMENTAL Novalux Units are architecturally decorative street-lighting fix- 


tures designed for use with Mazpa lamps. Mazpa lamps for street lighting are 
made in many sizes to operate either in series or multiple on alternating or direct 
current. The light from them is steady in value and warm in tone; therefore 
Novalux units have a wide and distinct field of application. The flexibility with which 
these units can be used and the many attractive designs in which they are built make 


them highly desirable where a “family” plan of street lighting is adopted. 


Experience shows that, in the long run, the most satisfactory street-lighting systems 
both with respect to cost and effectiveness are those which have been carried out con- 
sistently in accordance with some definite and comprehensive plan. Such plans usually 
provide a family of ornamental units similar in design but different in size for the business 
streets, parks, boulevards, and principal residential sections. The type of unit to be used, 
the kind of lamp, the height of the standards, and the distance between them, all depend 
upon the size of the city, width and importance of the street, the character of the road 
surface and adjacent buildings, the amount of trees and shrubbery, and finally the local 
systems of distributing electricity. Each city presents an individual problem in street 
lighting. To combine effect and economy in the solution of this problem ordinarily requires 
that a street-lighting specialist carefully study the conditions and then make recom- 


mendations for the installation. 


Novalux units are made in such a variety of sizes and designs that from them may be 
selected a complete family which will maintain architectural uniformity from the blazing 
white way in the center of the city to the quiet residential districts in the suburbs. Each 
unit is designed upon artistically and technically correct principles. Simplicity lends 
grace of outline and ease of maintenance; strength gives durability. In size and texture 


the glassware used is such as to give perfect diffusion with minimum absorption of light. 


General Electric Novalux Units are designed with a broad experience in the require- 
ments of street illumination and are backed by the reputation of a company which has 
always led in the manufacture of all the necessary apparatus, from generator to lamp. 

The Ornamental Novalux Unit does not include the standard which supports the unit, 
the Mazpa lamp, or a Type IL transformer which, if used, is mounted in the bottom of the 
standard or buried in the ground. It does, however, include a properly insulated lamp 
receptacle with an auto-transformer when necessary, the diffusing globe, and the casing 


which fits the top of the pole. 


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Form 8—No. 39 Globe 


Form 8 


MALL, simple, and compact, the Form Eight Orna- 

mental Novalux Unit may be mounted on slender 

standards for white-way lighting in towns and villages 
and for lighting the less important business streets of 
larger cities. 

This unit has been designed especially for use with 
1000- to 600o-lumen, 6.6-ampere, series or 200- to 1000- 
watt multiple Mazpa C lamps. Since the Form Eight casing 
will not contain an auto-transformer, high current series 
lamps can be used in this unit only in connection with a 
Type IL transformer at the base of the standard. 

Externally the casing is decorated with a simple design 
architecturally in harmony with fluted and reeded standards. 

Within the casing two cast lugs support a porcelain 
socket which holds the lamp receptacle. The globe seat 
is embodied in the top of the casing, the globe being held 
in place by three set screws, while the bottom of the casing 
is made to fit the top of the standard. A few parts are 
assembled to make a simple unit, durable and dependable. 

The Form Eight casing fits a pole with a top four inches 
in diameter, and is made in four types, practically the same 
in appearance but differing in method of attachment to the 
standard and in the diameter of the globe seat. 

When equipped with a Number 39 Genco globe and 
glass canopy, the unit has a very attractive appearance 
at night, the globe being so designed as to be filled completely 
with light from the casing to the top of the canopy. The 
diffusing glass used in the globe is of such a density as com- 
pletely to suppress the unpleasant glare of the naked filament. 
The resulting effect is a soft glow with light thrown upward 
against the building facades as well as downward upon the 
streets. 

The glass canopy is distinctly a Novalux achievement 
which adds greatly to the beauty of the units at night. 
However, if desired, an aluminum canopy may be had in- 
stead. With the aluminum canopy a reflector is placed inside 


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and at the top of the globe to direct downward 
and make useful some of the light which would 
otherwise be wasted in the canopy. It is obvious 
that less light is available for illuminating the 
upper stories of buildings along the street when 
a metal canopy is used, than with one of glass. 

The quality of the glass used with ornamental 
street lighting units is of great importance in 
determining the ultimate attractiveness and efh- 
ciency of the installation. With this in mind, the 
General Electric Company 1s offering alabaster 
rippled globes and canopies for use on_ its 
street lighting units. 

Rippled glass diffuses the light by breaking 
it up and passing it through an external flashing 
of opal. The surface is covered with little ridges 
and furrows so that the appearance of the units 
equipped with this glass is quite different from 
that of those having the ordinary diffusing globes, 





Form 8—No. 109 Globe 





Form 8—No. 109 Globe 





the sparkling light from the rippled surfaces 
suggesting life and motion. Rippled glass is very 
effective in preventing glare, absorbs so little 
light that it is the most efficient type of diffusing 
glassware, and its delicate glitter is most pleasing 
both by day and night. 

The Number tog alabaster rippled globe and 
canopy are one of the most pleasing glassware 
combinations available for use on an ornamental 
lighting unit. It is of the same shape as the Number 
39 Genco globe but is made of the rippled glass 
which gives a very desirable dash and brilliance 
to the installation. 

A metal canopy can be used instead of glass 
if so desired. 

The Number 123 alabaster rippled globe 
and canopy were produced in response to the 
demand for a design of more classical lines. The 
lower opening has been reduced in order to pre- 


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vent, as much as possible, the loss of light in the 
bottom of the globe, and to improve the appear- 
ance of the unit as a whole. The canopy and the 
globe are held together by an ornamental band 
of perforated brass, and the canopy 1s supported 
independently of the globe so that breakage of 
the latter does not mean destruction also of the 
former. Though it is larger than the units previ- 
ously described, the delicate outlines and sparkling 
surface of the Number 123 globe make it one of 


unrivaled beauty. 


The Number 103 Polycase globe and canopy 
is the same size and shape as the Number 123. 
It is, however, made of a smooth translucent dif- 


fusing glass instead of the alabaster rippled glass. 


A slight variation in shape is available in 


the Number 127 globe used with the Number 1127 





canopy. Each is made of the alabaster rippled glass; 


Form 8—No. 123 Globe 


however, a metal canopy can be furnished if desired. 

Holophane Dome Refractors are applicable 
to all Novalux units excepting those equipped 
with the plain white diffusing globe, the character 
of which renders their use ineffective. 

The Dome refractor redirects most of the 
upward light to the street and sidewalk surfaces 
in equal proportions, while the A-syM-ETRIC 
Dome refractor confines a greater portion to the 
street surface and less to the sidewalk. The sacri- 
fice in the amount of upward light incurred by 
the use of either type of refractor is of little 
importance, inasmuch as they are usually installed 
only on boulevards or residential streets, where 
the resulting effect is excellent. 

In all Novalux units, a flat metal ring is 
fastened to the upper edge of the globe by means 


of screw clamps, and forms a rigid support for the 





adjustable refractor holder. The cast aluminum 


pinnacle is threaded to a steel rod which extends Form 8—No. 118 Globe 


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upward from the refractor support, and the 
enclosing canopy is thereby clamped _ securely 


between the pinnacle and the globe. 


Globes on street lighting units serve a three- 
fold purpose. In the first place they diffuse the 
light. The modern series Mazpa lamps of over 
2500 lumens have such an intense concentration 
of light in the short filament that to look directly 
at them is as blinding as to look at the sun. 
To have these high-power lamps exposed 1s painful 
and injurious to the eyes. A diffusing globe, how- 
ever, acts as a secondary light source, conceals 
the filament, and reduces a most distressing 
glare to a comfortable glow. The kind of glass 
used for the globe is important from the stand- 
point of diffusion. Too often, diffusion is obtained 


at a great sacrifice in illumination. The best results 





are obtained only through a carefully balanced 


Form 8—No. 39 Globe 


selection of glassware and globe size. Alabaster 
rippled glass probably gives the best diffusion for the least absorption, and in general 
the globe size should be large for light sources of high intensity. 


The second use of the globe is to protect the lamp and receptacle. The glass 
of the lamp becomes hot in operation and will then crack if touched by a cold 
raindrop. It may also break if struck by hail. In winter, the globe protects the lamp 


and receptacle from snow and ice. 


Finally, the globe serves a decorative purpose. It carries out the architectural lines 
of the standard. It surmounts the necessarily substantial pole with an equally substantial 


unit. Its use adds sparkle to the light and reduces glare. 


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Form 9—No. 37 Globe 


Form 9 


HE Form Nine Novalux Unit is designed for more 
intensive white-way lighting than is possible with 
the Form Eight, which makes it suitable for the 
main business streets of large cities. The casing is designed 
to contain an auto-transformer so that high-current series 
Mazpa C lamps up to 15,000 lumens may be used with the 


unit as well as the straight series and multiple lamps. 


The Form Nine unit is designed to have as few parts 
as possible; it consists simply of a casing, a porcelain insulat- 
ing plate which acts as a socket for the receptacle, a globe, 
and a canopy. Where an auto-transformer is used, it 1s 


fastened to the under side of the porcelain insulating plate. 


The external design of the casing is such as may be 


appropriately used with a round, fluted, or reeded standard. 


The casing fits standards with tops about six and one- 
half inches in diameter, and is designed to support globes 


considerably larger than those of the Form Eight. 
When equipped with a Number 37 Genco globe and glass 


canopy, this unit is recommended for white-way lighting 
using Mazpa C series lamps of 6000- and 10,000-lumen sizes. 
The globe is shaped almost exactly like the Number 39 
Genco globe; it 1s, however, somewhat larger in order properly 
to diffuse the light from the larger lamps that may be used 


with the Form Nine units. 


If desired, a metal canopy and reflector may be had 
for the Number 37 Genco globe instead of the glass 


canopy. 


The Number 107 alabaster rippled globe is the same 
shape and size as the preceding globe. The rippled glass is 
made by adding a medium flashing of opal to the outer 
surface of a clear rippled glass, which produces a combination 
of sparkle and soft diffusion unequaled in any other globe. 
Not only is the rippled glass exceptionally attractive when 
lighted from within, but it also has an excellent appearance 
by daylight. 


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Either a glass canopy to match the globe or a 


metal canopy with a reflector may be used. 


The Eight-panel diffusing globe is recom- 
mended for the largest Mazpa lamps, 10,000 or 
15,000 lumens, for white-way lighting in the largest 
cities. The distribution of light from this unit is 
such that it provides an equal amount of illumina- 
tion tor the street surface and the building fronts. 
This globe is very impressive in appearance and 


is of the highest decorative value. 


The globe is built up of eight panels of 
diffusing glass held in an iron frame. Each glass 


panel is curved so that the entire globe is round. 


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The panels are fastened in place against felt a 
strips by spring clips so that the unit 1s weather- 


proof and dust-proof, and any one panel may be 





replaced when broken without disturbing the 
others. A flat metal reflector suspended in the Form g—No. 90 Eight-panel Globe 


canopy above the lamp prevents loss of light in 
the top. The canopy is hinged so that it may be 
swung back to gain access to the interior for 
cleaning or renewing the lamp. The globe, com- 
plete, with its framework and canopy can be 
removed from the casing if desired as it is held 


in place by set screws. 


The Number 118 alabaster rippled globe 
is an all-glass unit of the same general contour 
as the Eight-panel globe. It finds a wide use in 
white-way lighting. This unit is less ornate than 
the paneled one, but has a slightly higher efficiency 
due to the freedom from metal ribs, and the 
smaller top and bottom openings. Either a metal 


or a glass canopy may be used. 


For use where upward light is very undesir- 


able, all rippled glass units can be equipped with 





Holophane dome refractors which turn the up- 


Form 9—No. 118 Globe ward light down on the street. 


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The glass and metal canopies supplied with 
all except paneled globes are fastened in place 
by a rod which passes down through the center 
of the canopy to a framework inside the globe. 
The rod terminates outside of the globe in an 
ornamental knob. When it is necessary to renew 
a lamp, the rod is partially unscrewed which 
allows the canopy to be moved to one side, leaving 
the globe open, after which the refractor, if one 
is used, can be removed, and then the bulb. 

The Mazpa series lamps of 4000-, 6000-, and 
10,000-lumens are much more efficient when 
operated at 15 and 20 amperes than at the 6.6 
amperes of the standard series circuit. It is to 
take advantage of the greater efficiency of the 
high-current lamps that the Form Nine and other 


large Novalux units have been designed to con- 





tain an auto-transformer. 

ETT ogy Ost gg C1008 If, in connection with high-current lamps 
it is desired to protect everything above the ground-line from high voltages, a Type 
IL transformer should be used instead of the auto-transformer. The Type IL trans- 
former is an individual lamp insulating transformer which is used to adapt 15- and 
20-ampere lamps to 6.6-ampere circuits. 

The Eight-panel Globes, the Number 39, 109, 37, and 107 globes, are derived 
from forms originally used with arc lights. They are now made in rippled glass and with 
glass canopies if desired; and they may be used to replace or supplement arc lights with 
similar globes without destroying architectural uniformity. 

The other globes and the lanterns are for use with Mazpa lamps. The Number 
92, 97, and 118 globes are derived from the eight-panel units. The Number 103, 123, 
104, and 124 globes are urn-shaped in outline and are especially adapted for all glass 


construction. 
The great variety of globes and casings gives combinations which make Novalux 


units available for every requirement. 


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Form 12 


HE Form 12 Ornamental Novalux Unit is one of 
the best of the recent contributions to decorative 


street lighting. The first ornamental units were © 


ponderous and inefficient, with massive and over-decorated 
standards; the more recent designs are slender and unob- 
trusive. The diffusion of the light is effective and its distribu- 
tion is efficient; globes are gracefully shaped and beautifully 
finished. The Form 12 unit 1s a splendid representative of the 
new type of street-lighting units. 


The same internal parts are used in the casing as in the 
Form g. The socket 1s mounted upon an insulating plate 
which rests upon lugs in the casing, and in the auto-trans- 
former types the coil is fastened to the under side of the 
insulator. 


The casing, designed for a pole having a five-inch top 
diameter, is made in two parts: the casing proper, and an 
adapter or globe seat. The adapter, made in three sizes to 
fit different globes, holds them firmly and gently; four screws 
placed go degrees apart bear upon spring steel fingers which 
in turn clamp the lower lip of the globe, holding it securely 
in place and eliminating any danger of breakage in tightening 
the screws. 

The graceful lines of the Number 123 globe produce a 
very pleasing effect and the rippled glass gives the lowest 
absorption compatible with perfect diffusion. The upper 
part of the globe is a separate glass canopy held to the globe 
by an ornamental perforated brass band. The bottom 
opening has been reduced to the minimum to prevent loss of 
light and to improve the appearance of the globe. 


The Number 103 Polycase globe is identical with the 
Number 123 except that a smooth diffusing glass is used 
in place of the alabaster rippled glass. 

Neither the Number 103 nor the 123 globes can be used 
with adapters that are designed to receive auto-transformers. 

Where large lamps are to be used, large globes are 
required to obtain the proper diffusion and to radiate the heat 
generated by the lamp. 

The Number 124 alabaster rippled globe is the same 
as the Number 123 except that it is larger and the 
adapter will contain an auto-transformer; hence, it can 


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Form 12—No. 104 Globe 


be used with high-current series lamps. The 
Number 104 Polycase globe, except that it is 
not made of rippled glass, is identical with the 
Number 124. 


The Number 118 alabaster rippled globe, 
though slightly less decorative than the others 
for the Form 12 unit, is excellent for white-way 
lighting. The shape is similar to that of the Eight- 
panel globes. It may be had with a glass or a metal 
canopy and with or without an auto-transformer. 
The Number 97 Genco globe corresponds in every 
way with the Number 118, differing only in being 
made of plain diffusing glass. 


The Form 12 unit can also be equipped with 
the Number 126 alabaster rippled globe, which 


is especially designed for use with the 25,000- 





lumen Mazpa “C” lamp. An alabaster rippled 


Form 12—No. 118 Globe 


glass or metal canopy can be furnished. 
Any of the rippled glass globes for the Form 
12 unit can be supplied with Holophane dome 


refractors. 


The Number 118, 123, and 124 globes are 
the same size and shape respectively as the 
Number 97, 103, and 104; but the former are 


made of alabaster rippled glass. 


In the Form 12 unit a single casing, designed 
for a standard with a five-inch top diameter, 1s 
made to fit a great variety of large and small 
globes by means of four different adapters or 
globe seats. This makes the Form 12 unit available 
for both primary and secondary business streets 
by merely using a different adapter and globe; for 
instance, the Number 124 globe can be used on the 


principal business streets and the Number 123 





globe, which is exactly the same in design, is 


appropriate on the less important streets. Form 12—No. 104 Globe 


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Form 13 


HE Form 13 unit carries the same graceful lines as 
the Form 12, but is slightly smaller, and, like the 
Form 8, is particularly adapted to white-way lighting 
in towns, villages, and the secondary business streets of large 
cities. It should be used with 4000- and 6000-lumen series or 


300- and 400-watt multiple Mazpa lamps. 


The casing is the same internally as the Form 8; a very 
simple porcelain socket rests on two lugs on the inside and 
forms a support for the lamp receptacle. An auto-transformer 
cannot be used. Architecturally the casing is in accord with an 
octagonal standard or other of simple design having a four- 
inch diameter at the top. A globe seat is embodied in the 
casing, the globe being held by three spring steel fingers 


actuated by set screws. 


The Number 92 Genco globe has very small top and 
bottom openings; hence, the light lost is small. Either a metal 
or a glass canopy is furnished, no internal reflector being 


necessary. 


The Number 127 globe is made of alabaster rippled glass 
and is somewhat larger than the Number g2 globe. It is 
equally artistic and can be supplied with either the alabaster 
rippled glass or metal canopy. 


From time to time street lighting units must be opened 
for cleaning and replacing lamps. Novalux units have been 
designed to make this as simple an operation as possible. 
In most of them access to the interior is made possible by the 
removal of the canopy, which means that the main globe 
does not have to be lifted from its seat. This greatly reduces 
the risk of breakage through careless handling. The 
canopy on most globes is removed by unscrewing the 
ornamental knob at the top. On some globes the per- 
forated brass band which holds the canopy in place is 
removed, and in the eight-panel globes the canopy is 
hinged in place. All the globes are easy to open even when 
covered with snow and ice. 


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Form 13—WNo. 127 Globe 





Form 16—WNo. 37 Globe 


Form 16 


HE Form 16 unit is a replica of the Form 13 on a 
larger scale. The same severe and simple Flemish 


character appears in the casing design of both. The 
Form 16, however, is for use with 6000- to 10,000-lumen series 


or 400- to 1000-watt multiple Mazpa C lamps. It should be 
used for the white ways in larger cities when the Form 13 1s 
used for the secondary business streets. A combination 
of these two units makes it possible to cover a wide 
range in lamp intensities without sacrificing uniformity 
of appearance. 

In the construction of the Form 16, the same internal 
parts are used as in the Form g. A porcelain insulating plate 
rests on two lugs inside the casing and acts as a base for the 
socket. When an auto-transformer is used, it is fastened to the 
under side of this plate. 

The Form 16 Novalux unit can be used with a variety 
of globes and canopies. When used with the Number 97 
Genco globe it may have either a glass or a metal canopy. 
The same shape when made of alabaster rippled glass is 
known as the Number 107 globe, which likewise may be had 
with either a metal canopy or a complete rippled glass unit, 
with the highest efficiency and unequaled appearance. The 
rippled glass by virtue of the irregularities in its surface is an 
almost perfect diffusing medium, only a light flashing of opal 
being necessary to prevent glare. Rippled glass also adds 
sparkle and brilliance to the unit by day as well as by night. 
Moreover, when the rippled surface becomes dusty, the first 
rain running down the furrows washes them out and does 
not leave the glass soiled and streaked in appearance. 

The Number 97 Genco globe corresponds in form to the 
Number 92 Genco globe used on the Form 13 unit but is 


larger. It may be had with either a metal or a glass canopy. 


The Number 118 alabaster rippled globe is the same as 
used on the Form g unit and is the same size and shape as 
the Number 97. It may be had with either a glass or a metal 
canopy. 


FOURTEEN 


Units with rippled glass globes may be equip- 
ped with a Holophane dome refractor which 
gives somewhat better distribution for parkway 


and boulevard lighting. 


Auxiliary transformers are coming into exten- 
sive use with constant-current ornamental street- 
lighting systems. In general these are divided into 
two types: auto-transformers and Type IL trans- 
formers. The former are a part of the unit and are 
supplied with it when required; the latter are 


separate transformers. 


Auto-transformers are mounted in the casings 
of certain ornamental units. They serve to increase 
the current of the series circuit from 6.6 amperes 
to 15 or 20 amperes for use with the high- 


current Mazpa lamps. These transformers do 





not insulate the lamp from the high-current 


Form 16—No. 118 Globe 


which may occur in the series circuit; therefore 
they do not give any additional protection to 
the installation or safety to persons coming in 


contact with it. 


The Type IL transformer can be used with 
any Novalux unit. It is ordinarily located in the 
base of the standard, buried in the ground, or 
placed in a manhole. It serves the double purpose 
of increasing the current and acting as an insula- 
tor. This makes it very useful for supplying 15 
or 20 amperes to high-efficiency lamps from the 
standard series circuits. As an insulator this 
transformer gives the maximum safety, it being 
unnecessary to have any high voltage circuits 
above the ground level. The Type IL trans- 
former also protects the lamps from surges in the 


line, a seventy-five per cent increase in primary 





current giving only a forty- five per cent increase 


Form 16—No. 107 Globe in secondary current. 
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Form 17 


HE Form 17 unit is radically different in design 
from the Novalux street lights already described; 
consequently, its application covers a somewhat 
different field. It is offered as a means of securing an attrac- 


tive and efficient installation with particularly low upkeep. 


A single piece of porcelain acts as a combined insulator, 


reflector, and socket-holder. 


The complete fixture consists of a heart-shaped pipe 
support from the top of which is suspended the all-porcelain 
unit glazed white underneath on the radial reflecting surface 
and green above where it is exposed to the weather. A remov- 
able iron top canopy gives easy access to internal binding 
posts in the porcelain insulator from which leads are run 
through the supports. At the bottom of the unit, the supports 
are joined to a heavy casting which fits a standard with a six- 
inch top and in which there is a covered handhole in order 
that the leads from the fixture may be attached to the line 


wires. 


The Form 17 unit, on account of its heavy porcelain 
insulator, is particularly suited for straight series lamps, but 
the type of diffusion employed limits the size of these lamps 
to 2500 lumens and below. The unit can not be equipped with 
an auto-transformer for high-current lamps. The porcelain 
reflector distributes the light in such a way that most of it 


falls on the street surface, with little at higher angles. 


The characteristics of the globeless unit which recom- 
mend it very highly for the lighting of boulevards, parkways, 
and residential districts are briefly as follows: Very low main- 
tenance cost due to the accessibility of all parts and the 
absence of expensive globes which are easily broken in 
handling or in a spirit of mischief; very high efficiency 
because there is no glassware to absorb a portion of the 
light from the lamp; a distribution which insures no 
upward light in the windows of residences; insulation that 


will stand a 25,000-volt test. 


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If desired, the Form 17 Novalux may be 
had with a Holophane band refractor surrounding 
the lamp. This redirects the light from the higher 
angles to the lower, insuring more uniform illu- 
mination of the street surface and less light on 
the upstairs windows facing the street. Refractors, 
of course, decrease the efficiency of the units, but 
in some installations the improved distribution 
warrants their use. 

Where glassware is desired for use with this 
unit, the attractive Number 143 alabaster rippled 
globe can be furnished. This harmonizes architec- 
turally with the heart-shaped pipe supports, pre- 
sents a very pleasing appearance, and provides a 
uniform diffusion of the light. A felt gasket 
between the globe and reflector prevents the 
entrance of moisture and dust. 

Economy, efficiency, and durability combined 


with attractive appearance make the Form 17 





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Form 17—No. 143 Globe 


unit desirable for a highly practical street lighting installation wherever intense illumina- 


tion 1s not necessary. 


The use of refractors is recommended only where very definite results are desired 


by special distribution of light. When refractors are used it is very important that the fila- 


ment of the lamp be at the exact light center of the globe and refractor. If it is not, the 


distribution of light may vary widely from that which the refractor was designed to 


accomplish, the resultant illumination being very different from that desired. 


Novalux units have been particularly designed for use with Mazpa lamps. This means 


that the receptacles are arranged so that the filaments of Mazpa lamps will in every case 


occupy the light center of the globe and be in proper position to give the correct 


distribution if a refractor is employed. 


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Form 18 


Form 18 


HE Form 18 Novalux lanterns are made of the 

best grade of cast iron or aluminum from machine 

patterns and all parts fit in their respective places 
without any more fabricating than the drilling of holes. The 
corners are cast sharp and the surfaces smooth, bringing 
out a beauty of detail which is almost impossible to obtain 
with bent or punched pieces of lighter material. The different 
parts are held together with brass screws, nuts, and lock 
washers eliminating any chance of the corrosion of tapped 
holes, a feature which will be appreciated by maintenance 


MGS 


No loose panel doors have been provided in these units, 
the lamp being reached by throwing back the top canopy. 
To make the unit dustproof, the canopy is made to rest against 
a padded surface. At the factory all castings are given one 
coat of black japan which is ample protection till the units are 
installed when they may be painted as desired. The lantern 
can be crated disassembled thus reducing the cost of boxing 
and the cubical contents of the container, which is of impor- 


tance in making foreign shipments. 


The two sizes in which the Form 18 Novalux lantern is 
available meet every requirement of ornamental street light- 
ing besides being very useful for the ornamental lighting of 
certain types of buildings. The larger size can be equipped 
with auto-transformers for high-current series lamps in sizes 
up to 15,000 lumens. Both the large and the small lantern can 
be used with the straight series and multiple lamps or with a 
Type IL transformer. The lamps in these units burn with the 
tip up. 

Eight flat glass panels are required for the sides and 
eight more for the top of this unit. Spring clamps hold these 
panels against soft felt cushions which reduce the danger of 


breakage and make the unit dustproof and weatherproof. 


This unit is ordinarily equipped with granite opalescent 
pressed glass panels; however, they can be supplied with 


alabaster rippled glass panels at an increase in cost. 


EIGHTEEN 


Form 19 


HE Lantern design is the oldest form of 

lighting unit. To this day it finds an 

important place in the lighting of most 
European cities, and is being used to some extent in 
America, for white-way and boulevard lighting. 
The Forms 18 and 19 Novalux are lantern type 
units differing from other American models in that 
they retain the ornamental projections which are a 
fundamental part of lantern design. The attempt 
to modernize the lantern by omitting this orna- 
mentation robs it of the very feature which lends 
it beauty and dignity. The ribs are extended grace- 
fully and the top canopy terminates in a slender 
pinnacle. These Novalux units are in architec- 


tural accord with the old standards of lantern 





design. 

The Form 19 Novalux unit is a lantern type Large Form 19 
built for suspension from an ornamental bracket rather than for mounting on a standard. 
In design it corresponds to the Form 18 and is particularly intended for parkways, boule- 
vards, and residential districts in cities where the ornamental lantern-is used for the 
white ways. 

The castings are the same as for the Form 18 lantern with the exception of slight 
changes. The spiked pinnacle is replaced by a flexible suspension hook and cable box. 
The bottom of the lantern 1s a grid casting with false panels to provide light directly under 
the unit. 

In these pendent lanterns two sizes are made corresponding to the large and small 
Form 18 lanterns for mounting on ornamental standards. Two types of glass panels are also 
provided, alabaster rippled and diffusing glass. With the former a Holophane dome reflector 
can be used if desired. 

The small size Form 1g unit is designed for 300- to s00-watt multiple lamps, and the 
large size for 750- and 1000-watt multiple lamps. Series lamps should not be used with 
pendent lanterns. 

An important advantage of the lantern type of unit is the use of comparatively small, 
flat panels of glass, not easily broken in shipment or handling and readily replaceable at 
small cost. The item of globe breakage, including as it does the cost of boxing and shipping, 


is of such importance that it will outweigh other considerations in many cases. 


NINETEEN 


Form 





23B 


Form 23 


HE Form 23 Ornamental Novalux is a modest and 
and inconspicuous lantern-type unit suitable for 
either white-way or less intensive decorative 
lighting. In certain communities where colonial archi- 
tecture is the prevailing type, the severe straight lines of 
this lantern form the most artistic treatment for the lighting 


units. 


The Form 23 lantern is made in two sizes: A large one 
which can be provided with an auto-transformer and used 
with multiple, straight series, or high-current series Mazpa 
lamps for intensive lighting; and a small one for residential 
districts which cannot be had with an auto-transformer for 


high-current lamps. 


The top and bottom octagonal parts of the lantern 
frame are each made of one piece of cast bronze. The ribs 
for the sides and top are built of galvanized sheet steel 
with a cold-rolled copper veneer. All bolts for holding the 
glass panels are fastened to the inside of the steel ribs before 
the copper is put on, making them invisible from the outside. 
The eight glass panels are securely held in place by the ribs, 
giving a finished lantern which 1s made dust-proof and weather- 
proof by the use of felt gaskets. The cast bottom and top 
sections connected by steel ribs give the lantern such strength 
that it will easily stand the weight of a man without collaps- 
ing. Paint is not needed for protection as the outside of the 
paneling ribs, the top and bottom castings, and the orna- 
mental canopy are all made of copper or bronze; nor is it 
needed for decoration, as copper and bronze naturally 
weathered make a very beautiful finish in themselves. The 
freedom from the necessity of painting is, besides, a con- 


siderable additional saving in maintenance. 


Inside the unit a large copper reflector treated with 


aluminum bronze acts as a support for a dome refractor 


TWENTY 


which may be used if it is desired to throw a 


maximum of light on the street surface. 


In the large unit access to the interior 
for replacing the lamp is gained through a side 
panel which is hinged at the top and secured 
by a brass thumbscrew at the bottom. The 
canopy or hood is made of eight panels of 
clear rippled glass. The eight side panels are 
cut from flat sheets of granite opalescent 


pressed glass. 


In the small unit the canopy is made of sheet 
metal and is hinged at one side so that it may be 
thrown back for changing the globe or cleaning 
the interior. No hinged panel is necessary. The 
eight side panels are of alabaster rippled glass 


as in the large unit. 


In both the large and the small unit the 


lamps burn tip down. 








molded globe. 





Form 23B 


In respect to globe renewals, the lantern 
type unit has an obviously low maintenance cost 
inasmuch as the flat glass panels are quickly in- 


stalled and are less expensive than the blown or 


The lantern type of unit finds much favor 
as a decorative lighting fixture on_ buildings, 
bridges, gateways, and in other similar locations. 
The pendent type of lantern is very effective 
when suspended on brackets at either side of a 
doorway. The regular lantern type of unit, when 
mounted on suitable newels has been used with 
very great success in the decorative illumination 
of entrances to parks, estates, and cemeteries. 
When used in such locations it 1s often not advis- 
able to install lamps of the same high power as 


would be used in the lantern were it a part of an 


Form 234 intensive street-lighting system. 


TWENTY-ONE 





Form 24B 





Form 24 


HE Form 24 Ornamental Novalux is a 

suspension-type lantern unit similar in 

size and design to the large Form 23 
lantern for pole mounting. The original street 
lighting lanterns used years ago were generally 
of the suspension type, having been at first 
merely hand lanterns strung up over the street 
or hung by the doorways of houses. Modern 
lanterns modeled after the old patterns are also 
designed as suspension units and as such are 
particularly intended for hanging from orna- 
mental brackets. 

The main castings, ribs, and glass panels of 
the Form 24 pendent unit are interchangeable 
with those of the large Form 23 unit. Instead of a 
canopy at the top, however, a bayonet joint is 


provided by means of which the unit is suspended. 


At the bottom, eight glass panels allow the light to fall directly downward on the 
street below the lantern. One side panel, and the entire lower grid are mounted on 
hinges, thus greatly facilitating any adjustment or cleaning process. After removing 
the lamp, the entire lantern can be detached at the bayonet joint and removed, 
leaving the receptacle and wiring intact. Granite opalescent pressed glass panels are used 


throughout. The unit has an internal reflector and may be had with a Holophane dome 


refractor if desired. 


The Form 24 Novalux lantern is intended for use with 300- to 500-watt Mazpa 


multiple lamps. It cannot be used on series circuits except in connection with a Type IL 


transformer. 


The lamps burn with the tip down. 


TWENTY-TWO 


Form 25 


HE Form 25 basket-type Novalux unit 

meets better than any other type the 

requirements of residential districts where 
the surroundings justify an ornamental treat- 
ment, where wide streets require curb mounting 
of the units rather than center span suspension, 
and where long spacings and high mountings 
are necessary to economize in the number of 
units used. The appearance of the basket-type 
unit is very pleasing. From a distance it seems to 
have a sectional paneled globe, but the construc- 
tion actually involves only a one-piece rippled 
glass globe supported by a basket formed of five 
copper bands. The rippled outer surface of the 


clear crystal globe not only produces a certain 





amount of diffusion but also gives life and sparkle 


to the light. The sparkle is also noticeable 


Form 25 on Bishop’s Crook 


in the daytime. 

The bracket type of mounting increases the utilization of light on the street surface 
and reduces the likelihood of interference from overhanging tree foliage. Moreover, lights 
placed out over the street rather than on one side back of the curb, illuminate both 
curbstones and assist 1n outlining the boundaries of the pavement. Such an arrangement 
provides a much better distribution of light over the entire street surface, particularly 


where it is wide, than a similar system of units suspended over the center of the street. 


The geographical extent of residential districts is so great that efficient light utilization 
becomes a serious problem. With staggered units far apart, each unit should be mounted 
high. Under these conditions, the dome refractor with which the unit is equipped 
provides a distribution of light which is admirably adapted to the requirements of 
residential streets. 

The top of the Form 25 unit is a single iron casting which supports the socket and 
porcelain enameled reflector, and to which the basket is hinged. The reflector also serves 
as a holder for the Holophane dome refractor. The globe is held tightly against a felt 
gasket to prevent the accumulation of dust or insects inside the unit. The dimensions of 
the unit are such that the heat from the largest lamps is dissipated without any special 
provisions for ventilation. The basketwork is not of such a size as materially to reduce the 


light on the street. 
TWENTY-THREE 


The unit is built in a large and a small 
size. The small size, using a Number 116 
alabaster rippled globe, 1s recommended for 
staggered mounting at intervals of from 200 to 
300 feet at a height of 16 feet on residential 
streets. It is intended for use with 100- to §00- 


watt multiple lamps or 1000-lumen straight 





series lamps. The large size, using a Number 108 
alabaster rippled globe, is recommended for 
staggered mounting at intervals of from 300 to 
400 feet at a height of 20 feet on residential 
thoroughfares. It is intended for use with 300- 
to 500-watt multiple lamps, 2500- to 6000-lumen 
straight series lamps, or 4000- to 10,000-lumen 


series lamps with Type IL transformer. 


The top castings of the basket type units 


are arranged to screw on the end of a one and 





Form 25 


one-quarter-inch pipe. This makes them avail- 
able for use with the standard pipes and scrolls which are made in many forms for 


street system brackets. 


Brackets suitable for use with the Form 25 Novalux unit are built by the General . 
Electric Company in many forms. These are constructed from iron pipes bent in various 
shapes and supported by strap-iron scroll work. The wires leading to the lighting unit 
proper pass through the iron pipe which forms the main bracket. The insulation of this 
wire for use with series circuits should be at least equal to the maximum possible voltage 
in the circuit unless a Type IL transformer is used. All of the brackets are designed for 
fastening to poles with bolts or lag screws, but they may also be fastened to buildings or 


other supports. 


The Form 25 unit can be installed on existing brackets wherever it is desired to change 
from an open lamp with an enameled reflector to a more attractive type. The diffusing 
globe also makes it possible at the same time to increase the illumination by the use of 
larger lamps than would be possible without some means of concealing the glare of the 


naked lamp filament. 


TWENTY-FOUR 


Form 27 


HE simple architectural beauty of the 

Form 27 unit, when mounted on a slender 

fluted or reeded standard, makes it ideal 
for white-way lighting in small towns or villages 
or for the minor business streets of larger cities. 
Its alabaster rippled glass globe and canopy are 
equally beautiful by day and night, sparkling 
in the sunshine or efficiently diffusing the glare 
of the lamp filament with a warm sparkling 
glow. A metal canopy can be furnished without 
materially detracting from the distinctive appear- 
ance. 

The Number 118 alabaster rippled glass 
globe and canopy are recommended for use with 
this unit, its artistic contours harmonizing so 
well with those of the casing that it is unques- 


tionably the most desirable combination. 








Form 27—No. 118 Globe 


This unit is especially adapted for use with 1000- to 6000-lumen 6.6-ampere series, or 
200- to 1000-watt multiple Mazpa C lamps and, since the slender design of the casing does 


not permit the use of an auto-transformer, a Type IL series transformer is mounted in 


the base of the standard. 


Holophane Dome Refractors redirect a portion of the upward light to the street and 


sidewalk surfaces. They can be used with the Form 27 unit and are often desirable 


along boulevards, parkways, and residential streets, where the amount of upward light is 


of less importance. 


TWENTY-FIVE 


Summary of Units and Equipments 


The sketches of the units are drawn to scale in order to indicate size. In 
general the large units for intensive lighting are on the right, while the left-hand column 
contains the units for less powerful Mazpa lamps. 





FORM EIGHT 


Straight Series—rooo to 6000 Lumens 
Straight Multiple—zoo to 500 Watts 
IL Transformer—gooo to 10,000 Lumens 

1. No. 39 Genco globe with metal 
or No. 1039 Genco canopy. 

2. No. 109 alabaster rippled globe 
with metal or No. 1109 alabaster rippled 
canopy. 

3. No. 10g alabaster rippled globe 
with metal or No. 1109 alabaster 
rippled canopy and dome or A-sym- 
etric dome refractor. 

4. No. 127 alabaster rippled globe 
with No. 1127 alabaster rippled canopy. 

5. No. 127 alabaster rippled globe 
with No. 1127 alabaster rippled canopy 
and dome or A-sym-etric dome refractor 

6. No. 103 polycase globe with No. 
1103 polycase canopy. 

7. No. 123 alabaster rippled globe 
with No. 1123 alabaster rippled canopy. 


8. No. 123 alabaster rippled globe 
with No. 1123 alabaster rippled canopy 
and dome or A-sym-etric dome refractor, 


Straight Series—2500 to 6000 Lumens 
Straight Multiple—soo to 1000 Watts 


3. No. 
canopy. 
4. No. 


dome or A-sym-etric dome refractor. 


FORM THIRTEEN 


Straight Series—2500 to 6000 Lumens 
Straight Multiple—joo to 500 Watts 
IL Transformer— ooo to 10,000 Lumens 


1. No. 92 Genco globe with metal or 
No. 1092 Genco canopy. 


2. No. 39 Genco globe with metal 
or No. 1039 Genco canopy. 


3. No. 10g alabaster rippled globe 
with metal or No. 1109 alabaster rip- 
pled canopy. 


4. No. 10g alabaster rippled globe 
with metal or No. 1109 alabaster rippled 
canopy and dome or A-sym-etric dome 
refractor. 


5. No. 127 alabaster rippled globe 
with No. 1127 alabaster rippled canopy 





6. No. 127 alabaster rippled globe 
with No, 1127 alabaster rippled canopy 
and dome or A-sym-etric dome refractor. 


FORM NINE 


Straight Series—gooo to 6000 Lumens 

Straight Multiple—soo to 1000 Watts 

IL Transformers—gooo to 15,000 Lu- 
mens 

Auto-transformer—gooo to 10,000 Lu- 
mens 

1. No. 37 Genco globe with metal or 
No. 1037 Genco canopy. 

2. No. 107 alabaster rippled globe 
with metal or No. 1107 alabaster rippled 
canopy. 

3. No. 107 alabaster rippled globe 
with metal or No. 1107 alabaster rippled 
canopy and dome or A-sym-etric 
dome refractor. 

4. No. 118 alabaster rippled globe 
with metal or No. 1118 alabaster rippled 
canopy. 

5. No. 118 alabaster rippled globe 
with metal or No. 1118 alabaster rip- 
pled canopy and dome or A-sym-etric 
dome refractor. 

6. With No. go—eight-panel diffus- 
ing globe. 

47. With No. 9go—eight-panel stip- 
pled globe and dome or A-sym-etric 
dome refractor. 


FORM TWELVE 


IL Transformer—gooo to 15,000 Lumens 
Auto-transformer—gooo to 10,000 Lu- 
mens 


1. No. 103 polycase globe with No. 1103 polycase canopy. 
2. No. 104 polycase globe with No. 1104 polycase canopy. 
118 alabaster rippled globe with metal or No. 1118 alabaster rippled 


118 alabaster rippled globe with metal or No. 1118 alabaster rippled 
canopy and dome or A-sym-etric dome refractor. 
5. No. 123 alabaster rippled globe with No. 1123 alabaster rippled canopy. 
6. No. 123 alabaster rippled globe with No. 1123 alabaster rippled canopy and 


7. No. 124 alabaster rippled globe with No. 1124 alabaster rippled canopy. 
8. No. 124 alabaster rippled globe with No. 1124 alabaster rippled canopy 
and dome or A-sym-etric dome refractor. 


FORM SIXTEEN 


Straight Series—2500 to 6000 Lumens 

Straight Multiple—joo to 1ooo Watts 

IL Transformer—gooo to 15,000 Lumens 

Auto-transformer—gooo to 10,000 Lu- 
mens 

1. No. 37 Genco globe with metal or 
No. 1037 Genco canopy. 

2. No. 97 Genco globe with metal or 
No. 1097 Genco canopy. 

3. No. 107 alabaster rippled globe 
with metal or No. 1107 alabaster rip- 
pled canopy. 

4. No. 107 alabaster rippled globe 
with metal or No. 1107 alabaster rip- 
pled canopy and dome or A-sym-etric 
dome refractor. 

5. No. 118 alabaster rippled globe 
with metal or No. 1118 alabaster rip- 
pled canopy. 

6. No. 118 alabaster rippled globe 
with metal or No. 1118 alabaster rip- 
pled canopy and dome or A-sym-etric 
dome refractor. 


TWENTY-SIX 




















FORM SEVENTEEN 


Straight Series—1000 to 2500 Lumens 


1. Eternalite porcelain reflector 
without diffusing globe. 

2. Eternalite porcelain reflector with 
No. 143 alabaster rippled globe. 

3. Eternalite porcelain reflector with 


band refractor. 


FORM EIGHTEEN 


SMALL LANTERN 


Straight Series—2500 to 6000 Lumens 
Straight Multiple—3o0 to rooo Watts 
IL Transformer— ooo to 10,000 Lumens 


1. Granite opalescent pressed glass 
panels. 


2. Granite opalescent pressed glass 
panels with dome or A-sym-etric dome 
refractor. 


FORM NINETEEN 


SMALL LANTERN 
Straight Multiple—3o0 to 500 Watts 


1. Granite opalescent pressed glass 
panels. 

2. Granite opalescent pressed glass 
panels with dome or A-sym-etric dome 
refractor. 


FORM TWENTY-THREE 


SMALL “A” LANTERN 


Straight Series—2500 to 6000 Lumens 

Straight Multiple—3oo to 500 Watts 

IL Transformer—gooo to 10,000 Lumens 
1. Granite opalescent pressed glass 


panels with dome or A-sym-etric dome 
refractor. 


FORM TWENTY-FIVE 


SMALL BASKET 


Straight Series—1oo0o0 Lumens 
Straight Multiple—roo to 500 Watts 


1. No. 116 alabaster rippled globe 
with dome or A-sym-etric dome refrac- 
tor. 


FORM TWENTY-SEVEN 


Straight Series—gooo to 6000 Lumens 
Straight Multiple—3o0 to 500 Watts 
IL Transformer—gooo to 10,000 Lumens 


1. No. 118 alabaster rippled globe with No. 1118 alabaster rippled{canopy. 
2. No. 118 alabaster rippled globe and No, 1118 alabaster rippled canopy with 


dome or A-sym-etric dome refractor. 


FORM TWENTY-FOUR 
LANTERN 


Straight Multiple—3oo to 500 Watts 
IL Transformer—gooo to 10,000 Lumens 


1. Granite opalescent pressed glass 
panels with dome or A-sym-etric dome 
refractor. 


LARGE LANTERN 


Straight Series—gooo to 6000 Lumens 
Straight Multiple—3oo to 1000 Watts 
IL Transformer—gooo to 15,000 Lumens 
Auto-transformer—gooo to 10,000 Lu- 
mens 

1. Granite opalescent pressed glass 
panels. 

2. Granite opalescent pressed glass 
panels with dome or A-sym-etric dome 
refractor. 


LARGE LANTERN 
Straight Multiple—3oo to 1000 Watts 


1. Granite opalescent pressed glass 
panels. 

2. Granite opalescent pressed glass 
panels with dome or A-sym-etric dome 
refractor. 


LARGE “B” LANTERN 


Straight Series—2500 to 6000 Lumens 
Straight Multiple—3o0o to rooo Watts 
IL Transformer—gooo to 15,000 Lumens 


1. Granite opalescent pressed glass 
panels with dome or A-sym-etric dome 
refractor. 


LARGE BASKET 


Straight Series—2500 to 6000 Lumens 
Straight Multiple—j3oo to 500 Watts 
IL Transformer—gooo to 10,000 Lumens 
1. No, 108 alabaster rippled globe 
with dome or A-sym-etric dome refrac- 
tor, 





TWENTY-SEVEN 











Form 9 Unit on Concrete Pale 


Ornamental Standards 


HE General Electric Company does not manufacture 

ornamental standards, which are, of course, an essen- 

tial part of decorative street-lighting installations. 
There are, however, several pole manufacturers who specialize 
in the construction of ornamental standards for G-E Novalux 
Units. The units illus- 
trated in this bulletin 
are typical of the various 
designs. They are usually 
constructed of cast-iron, 
pressed steel, or rein- 
forced concrete. 

Where tubular steel 
poles are already install- 
ed for the support of 
trolley wires, attractive 
brackets for Novalux 
street lighting units may 
be mounted on_ these 
poles. These brackets are 
available in a wide vari- 
ety of designs capable of 
accommodating the 
different Novalux units. 





The ornamental 


character of G-E Nova- 
lux Units renders them useful for the illumination of bridges, 


Form g Unit Mounted on Bracket 


gateways, building entrances, etc. For such installations, 
special brackets and standards, architecturally appropriate, 
can be furnished. 


Some cities have adopted a definite and comprehensive 
plan of street lighting, wherein fixtures of the same general 
design are employed for both business and_ residential 
districts. It is known as the “family” system, and maintains 
the desired architectural uniformity throughout the city, 
together with the assurance of adequate illumination. 


General Electric I]luminating Engineers are experts in the 
planning of modern street lighting installations. Their counsel 
is at the free service of every community. 


TWENTY-EIGHT 


GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 


GENERAL OFFICE: SCHENECTADY, N. Y. 
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Cincinnatia mies cee etry Riete os 215 West Third Street : sr fede ae a csc Ae aes Ba W : 

Cleveland: Beisine.cntete cts rokeie. tres 1133 East 152nd Street Philadelphia ie ce etic ke pe) Tees Washington Avenue 
Dallasi..aayte eect eee mie aats 1801 North Lamar Street St. Louis.............-. +++ 20s s eee 1009 Spruce Street 
DetrOitakec settee ee eee 700 Antoinette Street Salt Lake City..............370 West Second South Street 
Sa TISAS) CAL yee aencen ects ee tales 819 East Nineteenth Street Seattles cocisicterauscies cle ce sete 1508 Fourth Ave. South 


Special service divisions are also maintained at the following works of the Company: Bloomfield, N. J.; Erie, Pa.; Ft. 
Wayne, Ind.; Oakland, Calif.; Pittsfield, Mass.;Schenectady, N.Y.;and West Lynn, Mass.,—-River Works and West Lynn Works. 


BROADCASTING STATIONS 
WGY, Schenectady, N. Y. KOA, Denver, Colo. KGO, Oakland, Calif. 


Distributors for the General Electric Company outside of the United States and Canada 
INTERNATIONAL GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. 
New York City, 120 Broadway General Sales Offices, Schenectady, N. Y. 


FOREIGN OFFICES AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES 


ARGENTINA: General Electric, S. A., Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Rosario de Santa Fé, and Tiicuman 

AustTRALIA: Australian General Electric Company, Ltd., Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, and Newcastle 

BELGIUM AND COLONIES: Societe d’Electricite et de Mecanique (Procedes Thomson-Houston & Carels) 
Societe Anonyme, Brussels, Belgium 

Brazit: General Electric, S. A., Rio de Janeiro, and Sao Paulo 

CENTRAL AMERICA: International General Electric Co., Inc., New Orleans, La. : 

CHILE: International Machinery Company, Santiago, Antofagasta and Valparaiso; Nitrate Agencies, Ltd., Iquique 

Cutna: Andersen, Meyer & Company, Ltd., Shanghai; China General Edison Company, Shanghai 

Cotomsia: Wesselhoeft & Poor, Bogota, Barranquilla, and Medellin 

CusBa: General Electric Company of Cuba, Havana, and Santiago de Cuba 

Dutc# East InprEes: International General Electric Company, Inc., Soerabaia, Java 

Ecuapor: Guayaquil Agencies Co., Guayaquil. 

Ecypt: British Thomson-Houston Company, Ltd., Cairo 

FRANCE AND COLONIES: Compagnie Francaise Thomson-Houston, Paris; International General Electric Co., Inc., Paris 

GERMANY: International General Electric Co., Inc., Berlin 

GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND: International General Electric Co., Inc., British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd., London, W.C.2; 
British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd., Rugby 

GREECE AND COLONIES: Compagnie Francaise Thomson-Houston, Paris, France 

HoLLanp: Mijnssen & Co., Amsterdam 

InpIA: International General Electric Company, Inc., Calcutta, Bombay, and Bangalore 

IrALY AND COLONIES: Compagnia Generale Di Elettricita, Milan ‘ 

JAPAN: Shibaura Engineering Works, Tokyo; Tokyo Electric Company, Ltd., Kawasaki, Kanagawa-Ken; International 
General Electric Co., Inc., Tokyo, Osaka 

Java: International General Electric Co., Inc., Soerabaia 

Mexico: General Electric, S. A., City of Mexico, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Tampico, Vera Cruz, and El Paso, Texas 

NEw ZEALAND: National Electrical and Engineering Company, Ltd., Auckland, Dunedin, Christchurch, and Wellington 

PARAGUAY: General Electric, S. A., Buenos Aires, Argentina 

Peru: W. R. Grace & Company, Lima 

PHILIPPINE ISLANDS: Pacific Commercial Company, Manila 

Porto Rico: International General Electric Company, Inc., San Juan 

PORTUGAL AND COLONIES: Sociedade Iberica de Construcoes Electricas Lda., Lisbon 

Sout Arrica: South African General Electric Company, Ltd., Johannesburg, and Capetown __ 

SPAIN AND COLONIES: Sociedad Iberica de Construcciones Electricas, Madrid, Barcelona, and Bilbao 

SWITZERLAND: Trolliet Freres, Geneva 

UruGuay: General Electric, S. A., Montevideo 

VENEZUELA: Wesselhoeft & Poor, Caracas 


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